The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos França, said this Sunday (14) that the final result of the COP26, in Glasgow, was “very good”, and that it reinforced Brazil’s leadership position in the environmental area.
“Brazil has had leadership since 1992 [data da conferência no Rio de Janeiro] in this theme. We are not shy. This COP showed this result,” declared França in Dubai, where she is accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro on an official visit.
“I found the participation of Brazil highly positive. But for me it was not a surprise, we were working. Working later, you can see the result,” he declared.
The minister stated that the regulation of the carbon market, one of the main conclusions of the event, favors the country.
“The result was very good, the regulation of the carbon market is a victory for countries with a profile of Brazil”, declared França.
According to him, starting next week, he and colleagues Joaquim Leite (Environment) and Tereza Cristina (Agriculture) will assess the outcome of the COP and Brazil’s obligations to fulfill its commitments.
França said that he was naturally aware of the complaint made by some NGOs that the outcome of the conference was timid.
“It is always possible to be more ambitious. But the agreement we made there is an agreement that has advanced a lot in terms of those goals that we thought could be achieved,” he said.
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